Shakopee Teens Accidentally Drowned In Pond: Medical Examiner

CHASKA, MN — Authorities have identified two teens found dead in a Chaska pond Sunday. The Anoka County Medical Examiner's Office ruled that Bushra Abdi and Zeynab Abdalla, both 19 and from Shakopee, accidentally drowned.

The women, who were cousins, had been missing since early Saturday morning.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — which called for the public's help in the search Saturday — said they had left their respective workplaces during a break and later called 911 for help.

Abdalla left the Amazon location in Shakopee and picked up Abdi from a Chaska nursing home just before 3 a.m., the Star Tribune reported. Neither of the teens had a driver’s license, the Department of Motor Vehicles told the newspaper.

Abdalla called 911 for help just after 3 a.m. and the teens weren't heard from again.

After tire tracks were discovered, a car was spotted in a Chaska retention pond Sunday. Later that evening, one body was found floating in the water and another was found in the sunken car, KSTP reported.

It isn't yet clear what happened between the time the teens left work and the crash at the pond. If you have any information, call the Chaska Police Department at (952) 448-4200.

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